Marvel Ultimate Alliance (PlayStation 3)

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Description

Dr. Doom has united supervillains as the Masters of Evil. Now for the first time ever, over 20 Marvel superheroes including Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Blade and Silver Surfer have come together to stop Doom. Mix and match your choice of Marvel superheroes, in teams of four as you travel across the Marvel Universe to stop this threat. Certain teams such as The Fantastic Four and The New Avengers provide additional bonuses.

Some heroes must be unlocked first. The game also features RPG elements, such as leveling up. When a hero gains a level, they earn points you can use to upgrade their skills. You also collect Shield Coins, which can be spent on boosts for your hero team.

You explore various legendary Marvel locales, from Asgard, to Prince Namor's Atlantis, where you take on foes with punches, kicks and super powers. Super powers drain energy, however, so use them wisely. Combos can be achieved by combining super powers. Energy is restored by collecting blue orbs from fallen foes.

Boss battles are like the comics themselves: titanic battles that often not only test brawn but your brain as well. With over 20 playable heroes plus all the cameos, there are over 100 heroes and villains.

The game modes feature either single player, co-op, or online play. In general, Marvel Ultimate Alliance's gameplay can be considered an improved version of 2004's X-Men: Legends. The different versions are fairly identical. The PSP release has three more game modes, while Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 have additional levels.

Screenshots

There are no PlayStation 3 screenshots for this game.

There are 51 other screenshots on file for other versions of this game.

Part of the Following Groups

• Gameplay feature: Quick Time Events / QTEs
• Marvel licensees
• Middleware: Intrinsic Alchemy

User Reviews

There are no reviews for the PlayStation 3 release of this game. You can use the links below to write your own review or read reviews for the other platforms of this game.

The Press Says

Game Chronicles	Dec 05, 2006	8.8 out of 10	88
Daily Game	Nov 24, 2006	8.5 out of 10	85
GamingHeaven / DriverHeaven	Feb 22, 2007	82 out of 100	82
Gamer 2.0	Jun 25, 2007	8.1 out of 10	81
Kombo.com	Dec 22, 2006	8 out of 10	80
Deaf Gamers	May 14, 2007	8 out of 10	80
GameSpy	Dec 04, 2006		80
IGN	Nov 15, 2006	7.9 out of 10	79
Jeuxvideo.com	Mar 13, 2007	14 out of 20	70
Game Freaks 365	2006	7 out of 10	70

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Whither Murderworld?	1	Ace of Sevens (4229) Jul 04, 2008
PC version - mult players on same machine?	5	blefuscu (424) Jun 29, 2008

Trivia

Characters

Some versions have exclusive unlockable characters. PSP has Hawkeye, Ronin, Black Widow and Captain Marvel while Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 have Moon Knight and Colossus. These characters do not appear on other platforms.

On April 26, 2007 additional characters for the Xbox 360 version were released on Xbox Live Marketplace. There was a hero pack with Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Hulk and Hawkeye and a villain pack with Dr. Doom, Sabertooth, Venom and Magneto or a pack with all eight at a reduced price. A Gold Edition was released with all the additional content on the disc.

References

In the game, the character Weasel asks the player to find out which of two hackers is trustworthy to help him hack into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s computer files for the player. The correct answer is C. B. Cebulski, who in real life is credited as the "Marvel Consultant" for Raven Software on this game.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2006 – #5 Wii Game of the Year
  • 2006 – Wii Action Game of the Year
  • 2011 – #4 Top Superhero PC Game

Information also contributed by Benjamin Jones.

Related Web Sites

• Marvel Ultimate Alliance (Official game website)
• Wikipedia: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (Information about Marvel: Ultimate Alliance at Wikipedia)
• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for Marvel Ultimate Alliance.)